Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1893 — Not Like Our Oysters. [ARTICLE]

Not Like Our Oysters.

Very few people are aware that the pearl oyster is not in any way like the ovsters which we eat. It is of an entirely diiferent species, and as a matter of fact the shells of the so-called pearl oysters are of far more value to those engaged in pearl fishing than the pearls. There are extensive pearl fisheries in the Gulf of California, and some of the finest pearls have been taken from those waters. In 1881 one pearl—a black one —was sold for $lO,000, and every year since that time many pearls have been taken from the beds in the California gulf, valued at over $7,500 each.